RE: Are nodes atomic values?

> My question is, is there a XPath that selects a node such as i get the
> same as if i did a
> 
> <xsl:copy>
>    <xsl:apply-templates select="*[not(SomeNode)]"/>
> </xsl:copy>
> 
> or with a example, giving this node
> 
> <Menu>
>    <Name>aaa</Name>
>    <SomeNode>xxx</SomeNode>
> </Menu>
> 
> is there a XPath expr that selects only
> 
> <Menu>
>    <Name>aaa</Name>
> </Menu>
> 

Your source document doesn't have a Menu element with one child, so the only
way the result can contain a Menu element with one child is by creating a
new node or modifying an existing one. XPath never creates or modifies
nodes, so the answer is no.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/